Edward Simon will be composing House of Numbers, a work for jazz quartet and wind quintet. The project will feature his ensemble Afinidad and the classical ensemble Imani Winds. Visit the official House of Numbers page to learn more.

02/25/15

Upcoming CD release of the orchestral work "The Voyage" recorded by the Prague Radio Symphony under the direction of Julius P. Williams.

Expected release date early June 2015. CD title "Moments of Arrival"

02/25/15

Claudia Quintet comes to Florida thanks to a CMA Presenter Consortium for Jazz grant, funded through the generosity of ther Doris Duke Foundation.

02/25/15

February 18-March 8, 2015. More info at subtropics.org/xxiii

02/24/15

PBS ran a story on Benoit Glazer, conductor of La Nouba, Cirque du Soleil, and the Timucua white house was heavily featured in this Artisode episode.

From April 7-12, 2015, MDC Live Arts presents musician Taylor Ho Bynum in a week-long, in-depth community residency in Miami implementing the philosophies of his Acoustic Bicycle Tour project in an urban setting. Performance is supported in part by a 2015 CMA Presenter Consortium for Jazz grant with support from the Doris Duke Foundation.

02/24/15

Real Art Ways was a Presenter Consortium for Jazz Grantee in the year 2014.

02/21/15

The CMA- New Jazz Works Commission "Word Circus" performed by The Frank Carlberg Quintet is being prepared for a CD release on Red Piano Records ( www.redpianorecords.com ). Expected realese date 9/15. The recording features Christine Correa, John O'Gallagher, Pascal Niggenkemper, Michael Sarin and Frank Carlberg.

Edward Simon will join distinguished colleagues to serve on the jury of the Jazz Fellowship Awards of the American Pianists Association. The winner will be named the Cole Porter Fellow in Jazz of the American Pianists Association and receive a prize worth over $100,000- the largest in the world for a young American jazz pianist.